Giants executive Buster Posey reached out to Crawford and received the shortstop’s blessing to have Verlander wear the number (something Posey also said in a KNBR interview Tuesday).

Buster Posey, the new president of baseball operations, gave a message that all Giants fans will be excited to hear. The San Francisco Giants held their annual fanfest in Sacramento over the weekend.

Since Sasaki's contract would be limited to a team's international bonus pool money, it has opened the door for a number of clubs ... Minasian and President Buster Posey have confirmed that ...

Buster Posey was an integral part of the three championships the San Francisco Giants clinched in the 2010s. He has been named the 2012 NL MVP and a seven-time All-Star. Fast forward to today ...